{"id":20809,"date":"2016-10-17T14:37:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T19:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=20809"},"modified":"2022-03-11T11:43:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:43:17","slug":"mitral-aortic-valve-replacement-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2016\/10\/17\/mitral-aortic-valve-replacement-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon Q&A: Can an Aortic Valve Replacement Fit in the Mitral Position?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just received a great question from Dorothy about heart valve replacements. Dorothy asked me, “Hi Adam, Why can some of the newer valves, like the Perceval\u00a0and\u00a0Trifecta GT<\/a>, only be used in the aortic position and not the mitral? If those valves are new and good shouldn\u2019t they be used in the mitral position as well? I have moderate mitral stenosis. Thanks Adam!”<\/p>\n

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To help Dorothy, I contacted Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar<\/a>. So you know, Dr. Farivar is a has performed successful surgery on many patients in our community including Tammi Gunwall, Julie Mcdonald-Lindgren and Rob Johnston.<\/p>\n

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In his response, Dr. Farivar shared three important reasons why mitral valve replacements are not used in the aortic valve position:<\/p>\n

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That is a great question Dorothy.\u00a0In theory, an aortic valve could be used in the mitral valve position by turning them upside down. In practicality, we don\u2019t do that for a couple of reasons:<\/p>\n